THE I. A. A. RECORD 



Page Wine 



Picnic Crowds Grow 



In Size As Season 

 Advances, Last, Sept. 3 



Harvest Conflicts With Gatherings At 

 Taylorville, Highland and SuUivan 



1~\ISTRICT I. A. A. picnics held last 

 *-^ week at Taylorville, Highland and 

 Sullivan were highly successful in spite 

 of the fact that they 

 competed with thresh- 

 ing: in each case. Be- 

 Rinninp with the pic- 

 nic at Taylorville on 

 Aug. 8, which drew a 

 crowd estimated at 

 3,000 to 5,000, at- 

 tendance increased at 

 the gatherings held 

 in the days followin.s: 

 at Highland and Sul- 

 livan. M ore than 

 5,000 crowded into 

 Wyman Park, Sulli- 

 van, the scene of the 

 19th district gather- 

 ing on Aug. 10, ac- 

 cording to official ob- 

 servers. 



Wm. H. Settle, of 

 Indiana, known to corn belt farmers as 

 "Fighting Bill," spoke at all three pic- 

 nics. His listeners were not disappoint- 

 ed. Mr. Settle laid bare the issues of 

 the campaign, reiterated organized 

 farmers' stand on the agricultural 

 question, fearlessly discussed candi- 

 dates as well as principles, and chal- 

 lenged the world to 

 dispute his assertions 

 as they were vigor- 

 ously marshalled out 

 for the enlightenment 

 of his thousands of 

 interested listeners. 

 Public Address 

 System 



With the help of 

 the ]) u b 1 i c address 

 system which cairied 

 the speaker's voice to 

 remote parts of the 

 picnic grounds. Settle 

 probably reached 

 10,000 people in the 

 t h r e e-day sjieaking 

 tour. 



At Taylor ville, 

 F'resident Earl C. 

 Smith again empha- 

 sized the policies of 

 the I. A. A. in po- 

 litical affairs which 

 were fully presented 

 in the last issue of the Record. He 

 u»-ged that farmers study the issues 

 of the day, fully inform themselves on 

 the expressions of candidates, and vote 

 for the best interests of agriculture. 



Settle spoke approvingly of the 

 Democratic farm plank and of the 

 presidential candidate's frankness in 

 asserting he would stand on that plank 

 as adopted at Houston. He expressed 

 the belief that the prohibition act must 



be modified and that the Drys should 

 lead in the modification, not the Wets. 



Study the Issues 



"Farmers should study both plat- 

 forms and also the promises made by 

 both candidates and vote for what 

 they believe to be the best for their 

 business and their families," said Mr. 

 Settle. "We should not allow any 

 other issue to confuse our minds on 

 this question. 



J. L. Whisnand, Con. Chas. Adkins and Wni. H. Settle at 



"Now seems to be the opportune 

 time to secure for agriculture legisla- 

 tion that will place the industry on an 

 equal basis with other great industries, 

 and establish a permanent policy with 

 a, degree of bargaining power which 

 is esseiltial to the farming business as 

 it' is for any other business that can 



O. Whitler and C. Whitler of Macoupin Co., Horseshoe Champs 'at Taylorville 



ever hope for success," continued 

 Settle. 



"Regardless of who is selected Pres- 

 ident, a majority of the agricultural 

 people of the country will carry on this 

 fight until victory is attained and the 

 American farmers will have secured 

 equality with industry and labor under 

 our protective policy." 



Executive Committeemen Samuel 

 Sorrells, Frank Oexner, and J. L. Whis- 



nand presided at the 21st, 22nd and 

 19th district picnics, respectively. 



Whitlers Champ Pitchers 



O. Whitler and his brother, C. Whit- 

 ler, of Macoupin County, carried off 

 the honors in horseshoe pitching at 

 Taylorville. Macoupin and Christian 

 counties each entered two teams, San- 

 gamon and Montgomery counties only 

 one. Frank Ritchie and Tollie Whitler, 

 another brother, also of Macoupin, 

 placed second high in 

 the contest. The cham- 

 jiions won each of the 

 six games played. 



Merrill Sorrells of 

 Raym<)nd. son of Ex- 

 ecutive Committee- 

 man Samuel .'Worrells, 

 won first in the auto 

 driving contest. Ver- 

 na Deal of Morrison- 

 ville placed first in 

 the comtest for wom- 

 en. Krnest Minnis of 

 Taylomille took the 

 Cow Calling Contest, 

 and Mrs. John R. 

 .Tames, the Husband 

 Calling Contest. An 

 i m p r o v ised .\ndy 



Sullivan ^'"""P '" efflg>' was 



the target for many 

 a rolling pin in a contest for women, 

 which was won by Mrs. Minnie Deal 

 of Christian county. Montgomery 

 county won the relay race, Dick Wil- 

 son of Christian county the Fat Man's 

 Race; Helen Henry of Farmersville 

 proved to be the champion ball 

 thrower, while Ray Privott of Kincaid 



carried off the honors 



in the Milk Man's 



Si)ecial. 



Highland Picnic a 

 Success 



Highland Park 

 i n iMadison county 

 provfd to be an ideal 

 location for the 22nd 

 district bicnic on .\ug. 

 9. "The crowd was 

 estimated to bo larger 

 than that of the day 

 befiire at Taylorville. 

 The horseshoes were 

 hurling through the 

 air lonj? before 10 a. 

 m., alndj by 10:1.") the 

 cars vi-^re rolling in 

 at the rate of two a 

 minuie. I Threatening 

 clouds hid the sun at 

 times during the day 

 but the rain held off 

 until after the pic- 

 nickers had started for home. 



Prairie Farmer's newly painted air- 

 plane, carrying Murvin Ator, pilot, and 

 Floyd Keepers, flew low over the 

 crowds at all three picnics. The plane 

 attracted much attention. Men, wom- 

 en and childi'en ci-aned their necks to 

 see thfe spanking white Waco flyer as 

 she maneuvei'ed about, skimming the 

 tree tops. [ j 



I (Continued on page 11) 



II 



